Tamil star Kamal Haasan recently attended an event in Hyderabad honoring the world's oldest living and active filmmaker, 94-year-old Singeetham Srinivasa Rao. Rao beat Clint Eastwood's record for directing Juror #2 (2024) at 93. Kamal spoke about how he learned of an upcoming Telugu release when he was 20 years old, and the film is finally releasing now when he's 71.
Kamal Haasan spoke about his long association with the filmmaker, saying, 'I think Mayabazar was released in Chennai on April 12, 1957. Now, on June 11, two months after…that's how it'll feel for him, I know. Nothing has changed, and cinema is with him till today. And that's very rare.'
Kamal revealed that he was only 21 when he first worked with Singeetham, stating, 'I don't know what's the youngest in the group of the direction team. 24? I met him before that. I was 21 when I did all that these boys had done with him. I was inadvertently, willingly, his assistant director.'
The film Sing Geetham, which was meant to star Kamal, now features Ahilya Bamroo, Ayaan K., and Shalini Kondepudi in lead roles. Singeetham breaks Clint Eastwood's record for the oldest living and active filmmaker, having directed his 61st feature at the age of 94.
